NASA
Every Cosmic Herald story on NASA — missions, launches, discoveries, and the business of space, newest first.
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Military Space
Congress Eyes $55.5 Billion for Space Force — and the Service Is Already Spending It
The House Appropriations Committee approved $55.5 billion for U.S. Space Force while the service reopens competition for satellite-control antennas — a signal the branch is accelerating ground modernization before the budget is even final.
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Military Space
Vantor Picks BAE Systems to Build the Satellites Behind Its Growing Surveillance Constellation
Colorado-based Earth intelligence firm Vantor has awarded BAE Systems a contract to build its next-generation Vantage imaging satellites — 20-centimeter-class spacecraft that reunite the company with the builder of its original WorldView fleet.
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Military Space
Northrop Grumman Says It Can Scale Solid Rocket Production — But Washington Has to Commit First
The solid rocket motor maker argues the industrial base is ready to ramp up, but short-term government contracts make it nearly impossible to justify the capital investment needed to do so.
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Military Space
SpaceX Sends Classified NRO Payload to Orbit, Cementing Its Role as America's Go-To Military Launch Provider
A Falcon 9 launched intelligence-gathering satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office on June 18, underscoring how deeply the U.S. intelligence community now depends on commercial rockets.
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Military Space
Combat Surgeon, Record-Setter, Next: Army's Col. Rubio Named to Artemis III Earth Orbit Test Crew
Col. Frank Rubio — who shattered the U.S. record for longest single spaceflight — has been named to the 2027 Artemis III crew alongside ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano, in a mission that will test lunar lander docking in Earth orbit as the final dress rehearsal before the Moon.
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Military Space
Anti-satellite weapons are real, tested, and leaving debris clouds that threaten everyone
China, Russia, the US, and India have all tested direct-ascent anti-satellite missiles. The debris those tests create persists for decades. The tension between military necessity and orbital sustainability is becoming one of the defining strategic problems of the 2020s.
